Project manager (English CV)

Intelligence Squared is the world’s premier forum for debate and intelligent discussion. Founded in London in 2002, Intelligence Squared stage global debates, conferences and talks featuring the biggest names in politics, journalism and the arts. • Researched political, economic and art stories for monthly debates for clients including Selfridges, Shell, OECD, Wilderness, etc. • Managed media relationships for events including liasing with UK and international journalists • Created a database of 20-30 correspondents for 6 debates across different sectors (international development, social and political affairs, economics, etc.) • Supported social media marketing activity on a daily basis (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) • Assisted with production prior to debates featuring Will Self, Rod Liddle, Christine Ockrent, Nik Gowing, Jon Sopel, Mikhail Kasyanov, etc.

Russian Business Society is a student-run organization at LSE organising public events addressing important economic and political issues of today with a specific focus on Russia. • Organised events including business forums and press conferences (such as the annual Russian Business Week attended by notable politicians and businessmen including Alexey Kudrin, Boris Titov, Sasha Galitsky, Aleksey Venediktov, etc.) • Researched, wrote and distributed press releases to targeted media (Bloomberg, RIA Novosti, Echo of Moscow, Voice of Russia, BBC Russian, etc.) • Prepared and supervised the production of publicity brochures, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos and photographs for monthly talks and conferences • Sourced and managed speaking and sponsorship opportunities • Communicated with key spokespeople prior to and during the conference, planned and arranged interviews with journalists

BBC Russian is part of the BBC World Service's foreign language output. • Researched background information about Russian economics and politics for daily web stories • Conducted, recorded and transcribed interviews with experts for web articles on a daily basis

The main purpose of this programme is to assist international students in their integration into Russian environment and to complete their academic duties successfully. • Planned and supervised all the activities and events during the integration week (teambuilding activities, sightseeing tours, networking events) • Helped international students with residence orientation acquainting them with campus facilities and a new living environment (giving guided tours in English and French) • Managed project budget of 4,000 USD (received a MGIMO Development Foundation grant)

The Council of the Federation is the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly — the parliament of the Russian Federation. • Participated in the preparation of conferences and colloquies of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, ASGP (Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments) • Handled up to 50 calls a day and provided administrative support to the executives and department managers including data processing, file maintenance, official electronic correspondence and communications • Conducted research into Russian politics and economics for monthly reports • Translated documents from English and French to Russian